Over 1,200 Hollywood figures, among them Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Sharon Osbourne, signed a letter on Thursday rejecting a previous call to boycott Israeli film groups.
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4 things to know about Gaza right now amid warnings of ‘mass starvation’ risk
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as “walking corpses.”
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Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza
President Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff is taking part in ceasefire talks in Qatar, the most serious Israel-Hamas talks since Trump took office.
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Hamas is offering a truce with Israel for five to ten years, a U.S. official says
President Trump’s hostage affairs envoy, Adam Boehler, says a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could happen “within weeks,” as he defends his direct talks with Hamas.
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What went wrong? Israel’s spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack
Israel’s domestic security agency had Hamas’ battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn’t take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.
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Hamas to hand over 4 Israeli hostages’ bodies Thursday and 6 living hostages Saturday
Hamas says it has agreed to Israel’s request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.
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Who is Steve Witkoff? Trump’s Middle East envoy is a real estate mogul and old friend
A real estate developer-turned-Middle East envoy, Witkoff has been credited with helping broker the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and free an American from Russian prison. Here’s what to know about him.
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Israel and Hamas make progress in their ceasefire and hostage release talks
Three officials said the next days would be critical for ending more than a year of fighting that has shaken the Middle East, but talks have stalled near the finish line repeatedly in the past year.
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1 year after Hamas attacked Israel, the conflict grows more dangerous than ever
The Hamas-led assault that killed 1,200 people triggered a devastating Israeli military response in Gaza. Now the war has engulfed Lebanon and threatens to bring Israel and Iran into direct conflict.
